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Argus was an American maker of cameras and photographic products, founded in 1936 in
*C (1938–1939)
*C2 (1938–1942)
* C3 (1938–1968)
*21 (1947–1952)
*C4 (1951–1957)
*C44 (1956–1957)
* C3 Golden Shield (1958–1966)
* C3 Matchmatic (1958–1966)
* C3 Standard (1958–1966)
*C44R (1958–1962)
*C4R (1958)
* C33 (1959–1961)
*Argoflex E (1940–1948)
*Argoflex
*Argoflex II (1947)
*Argoflex EM (1948)
*Argoflex EF (1948–1951)
*Argoflex Seventy-Five (1949–1958)
:*Argus Seventy-Five (made in Australia)
*Seventy-Five (1949–1958)
*40 (1950–1954)
*Argoflex Forty (1950–1954)
*Super Seventy-Five (1954–1958)
*75 (1958–1964)
*Autronic 35 (1960 only)
*Autronic C3 (1960–1962)
*Autronic I (1962–1965)
*Autronic II (1962–1965)
*K (1939–1940)
*M (1939–1940)
*A3 (1940–1942)
*CC (1941–1942)
*Minca (1947–1948)
*A5 (1953–1956)
*A-Four (1953–1956)
*C-Twenty (1957–1958)
*Lady Carefree (126, circa 1967)
*Carefree (126)
*DCV-011
*DCM-098
*DCM-099
*DC-1088
*DC-1500
*DC-1512E
*DC-2185
*DC-3000 (May 2000)
*DC-3185
*DC-3190
*DC-3195
*DC-3270DV
*DC-5190
*DC-5195
*DC-5340
*DC-6340
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Hrad Kuzyk, "A Modern User's Guide to the Argus A/A2 Camera", 12/2/2006.
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County, Michigan, Washtenaw County. The 2020 United States census, 2020 census recorded its population to be 123,851. It is the principal city of the Ann Arbor ...
. Argus originated as a subsidiary of the International Radio Corporation
The International Radio Corporation (IRC) was an American radio receiver manufacturing company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It was established in 1931 by Charles Albert Verschoor with financial backing from Ann Arbor mayor William E. Brown, Jr ...
(IRC), founded by Charles Verschoor. Its best-known product was the C3 rangefinder camera, which enjoyed a 27-year production run and became one of the top-selling cameras in history. The company's Model A was the first low-cost 35 mm camera in the United States. Sylvania acquired Argus in 1959 and sold it in 1969, by which time it had ceased camera production (some rebadged cameras continued to be sold under the Argus name through the 1970s). More recently, the Argus brand has been reestablished and is used on a variety of inexpensive digital
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cameras made by Argus Camera Company, LLC., located in Inverness, Illinois
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Models
A series
*A (1936–1941) *AF (1937–1938) *B (1937) *A2B (1939–1950) *A2F (1939–1941) *AA (1940–1942) *FA (1950–1951)C series
*C (1938–1939)
*C2 (1938–1942)
* C3 (1938–1968)
*21 (1947–1952)
*C4 (1951–1957)
*C44 (1956–1957)
* C3 Golden Shield (1958–1966)
* C3 Matchmatic (1958–1966)
* C3 Standard (1958–1966)
*C44R (1958–1962)
*C4R (1958)
* C33 (1959–1961)
Argoflex
*Argoflex E (1940–1948)
*Argoflex
*Argoflex II (1947)
*Argoflex EM (1948)
*Argoflex EF (1948–1951)
*Argoflex Seventy-Five (1949–1958)
:*Argus Seventy-Five (made in Australia)
*Seventy-Five (1949–1958)
*40 (1950–1954)
*Argoflex Forty (1950–1954)
*Super Seventy-Five (1954–1958)
*75 (1958–1964)
Autronic
*Autronic 35 (1960 only)
*Autronic C3 (1960–1962)
*Autronic I (1962–1965)
*Autronic II (1962–1965)
Other models
*K (1939–1940)
*M (1939–1940)
*A3 (1940–1942)
*CC (1941–1942)
*Minca (1947–1948)
*A5 (1953–1956)
*A-Four (1953–1956)
*C-Twenty (1957–1958)
*Lady Carefree (126, circa 1967)
*Carefree (126)
Digital
*DCV-011
*DCM-098
*DCM-099
*DC-1088
*DC-1500
*DC-1512E
*DC-2185
*DC-3000 (May 2000)
*DC-3185
*DC-3190
*DC-3195
*DC-3270DV
*DC-5190
*DC-5195
*DC-5340
*DC-6340
Awards
Argus had two cameras for children developed in partnership with TEAMS Design. The cameras, the Bean and Sprout, won a Bronze 2009 IDEA award from ''Bloomberg BusinessWeek
''Bloomberg Businessweek'', previously known as ''BusinessWeek'', is an American weekly business magazine published fifty times a year. Since 2009, the magazine is owned by New York City-based Bloomberg L.P. The magazine debuted in New York City ...
'' and the Industrial Designers Society of America
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The organization was formally established in 1965 by the collaborative merger of t ...
in addition to an Appliance Design 2009 EID award.Appliance Design EID Awards/ref>
See also
*Argus Museum
The Argus Museum, located on the second floor of 525 West William, Ann Arbor, Michigan, features products manufactured by the Argus camera company and tells the stories of the company, the people involved and showcases unique collections connecte ...
References
External links
The Argus Collector's Group
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Ann Arbor District Library
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Argus C3
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Marc's Classic Cameras
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Hrad Kuzyk, "A Modern User's Guide to the Argus A/A2 Camera", 12/2/2006.
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